I love that idea, @martin-f and @Verdun. Now there's a thought for what to get to cover the edges of the pond... You have both opened a whole new...
Im delighted to say that the wasabi plant is putting on new growth!
After inspecting the new pond yesterday evening :thud::blue thumb: in the cold driving drizzle (temp down to 5 degrees, and rain almost...
I love Thalia daffs - so delicate, too!
Wow, you've got a pond skater already! Lucky you! They are lovely little creatures, and in the summer they make the surface of the water dance...
Me too, @pete, me too....I'm one of those "horrible migrant workers from the EU" who might get kicked out come Brexit, and be heading back your...
Sorry!!:heehee: I was so relieved, I forgot to be my normal waffling self!!Hubby came back from the UK on Sunday, but arriving just before...
Yay!!!:yay::yay:He is wowed, and impressed!!:phew:!!:hapfeet:
They do look good quality! What's the name of the juncus with slightly twisted leaves, to the left of your sink? I've lost the label for mine....
I've tried to use the moss turfs right next to the edge. When I cleaned off the "turf" some slabs were grass, some half-n-half, and some I managed...
I was thinking about how to create a "waterfall" effect, whilst listening to the much-needed rain early this morning. I remembered that I had some...
I remove them with a planting/weeding knife (from the Wolf range).We have a small area of grass where I am concerned with how it looks (the rest...
Our plum trees are well and truly finished, as are the cherries and damsons. The pears are over, and the apples are in full swing. I love this...
Thank you! I will certainly look at their eBay page in some detail. However, on a brief glance, it looks like the prices I paid in Waterloo were...
I agree, @Doghouse Riley - I went to the koi specialist for the water plants, especially oxygenators....There is a builders merchant (I think)...
Well, that was a frustrating trip. I went to the koi specialist - he's not getting the plants until next week/month. For oxygenating plants, he...
I am still in shock, to be honest, @luciusmaximus . I thought I would still be working on the digging stage! All I can say is - all power and...
The remaining turf, left over from the patching of the pond edges, has a good, positive use. The turfs have been laid upside down, to create a...
No elodea there, but I will try a koi specialist tomorrow... I was hoping for some marsh marigolds- a favourite plant from my childhood - but none...
We've got loads of flowers on all the fruit trees here this year. But then last year, they all had a year off! We had a very hard air frost mid...
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